 showed up in the Rovers on official police business as she was expecting him to order a drink at her bar. But when the recently promoted detective broke the news that a body previously found on a building site was that of her former fiancé Leo Thompkins , Jenny was choked with emotion as she realised he had never left her. ITV viewers will remember that both Jenny and Leo had made plans to leave Weatherfield for Canada before he was killed by Stephen Reid. The businessman, who has since struck up a romance with Jenny, led her to believe Leo had skipped town without her and abruptly ended their engagement. But when Leo's body was found, regular viewers of the Manchester-based program were surprised to see Craig was doing all the talking, despite being in the company of a colleague. Jenny asked both coppers how long Leo's body had been on the building site, unbeknownst to anybody, and Craig checked with his detective partner before letting her know the hunk had been buried there for a long while. All throughout this encounter, the fellow copper remained silent, simply nodding at Craig to show his approval. Multiple viewers took to a Digital Spy forum , expressing their confusion over Craig's seemingly mute accomplice. "That non-speaking copper has been Craig's right-hand man for a few months now. I think ever since Craig moved to CID. Why he's always mute god only knows", one of them penned){kind=link}
THE cobbles were shaken by the discovery of Leo Thompkins’ body on a building site, less than a year after his sudden disappearance.
However, Coronation Street fans were more concerned about one troubling detail about the detective asked to investigate the murder.
Jenny Connor was taken aback when Craig Tinker (portrayed by Colson Smith) showed up in the Rovers on official police business as she was expecting him to order a drink at her bar.
But when the recently promoted detective broke the news that a body previously found on a building site was that of her former fiance Leo Thompkins, Jenny was choked with emotion as she realised he had never left her.
ITV viewers will remember that both Jenny and Leo had made plans to leave Weatherfield for Canada before he was killed by Stephen Reid.